Own It! 153 | Creativity and Kaizen

October 20th, 2017

Episode description

Today's Client Challenge of the Week is that there is no challenge. So Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss what do you do when you are blank and stuck for content ideas. Where do you look for inspiration?

Guest & PR Expert Cath Couzens talks of the beauties of downsizing from the trappings of an office and staff to working from home, co-working with those she’s met networking, and working in the offices of her …

Own It! the Podcast enjoys a first today - guest Tom Evans who teaches us How to Own Time. This is the first of a series of guests educating the podcast's listeners on various topics to do with business and life.

The topic of today's show is Being Unbusy, going from Ambition to Meaning as Wayne Dyer called it. It happens at a different time in everyone's life, a switching of gears from something which appeared to matter to …

Snowmageddon in the UK prompts a brief discussion about what's an essential journey. When the weather blindsides you, what's an essential journey compared to protecting the health and safety of those you care about? …

Inspired by Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy, specifically the red Tesla roadster he included onboard instead of a lump of concrete! Mr Musk said "Fun crazy things are important too" - do you agree? If yes, how can you get more …

When it comes to getting online stuff done for you, are you prepared to pay for professional expertise or do you just want a miracle worker on the cheap? Heads up! Such angels don’t exist and even if they did, they are …

Are business apps a good idea? Today’s Client Challenge of the Week is on the topic of whether or not to invest in an app for your business. Does it add value to your clients? Can you sell it on iTunes to defray some or …

Today’s Client Challenge of the Week is Turning Your Practice into a Business. If you are a therapist or a coach where your current business model is hands on or one to one, can you ever turn that into a business where …

People and Performance: The main topic for today’s show arises organically from the discussion in the Who or What’s Impressed section. Judith tells the story of her brother and also of a client, both of whom expressed …

Today’s Challenge is about how best to handle clients who get distracted by just in case learning when all they need to focus on is just in time, only what they need right now.Beware the buyer’s high which feels like …

What do you do when someone wants to pick your brain? It starts off fine and you are pleased to help and share some knowledge but all too soon it descends into you worrying about how much time and expertise you are …

Finding that perfect VA to whom you can outsource. Where to start? Admin and finance? Tech? Operations? If you want it all fixing at once, and you don’t know where to find or how you will pay for the help you need, …

This week’s podcast challenge is about messy feelings. Are you one of life’s over-achievers who does too much, is never satisfied and cannot relax? Or are you on the other side of the see-saw, feeling like you do too …

Gumroad: What is it and what’s in it for you? How to get paid for marketing your business, especially creators of digital content but that definition is broader than you might think including videos and music and comics …

This week’s podcast is all about outdated business models in photography, graphic and interior design, property letting and managing agents, cleaning and publishing. Keep an eye out for innovations all around you so …

How to keep it simple so your potential clients and customers feel they really understand your core business offer. Who are you? What do you stand for and how can you stand still for long enough to be caught?

Let It Go: What to do when life and business don’t turn out the way you expect. You got the job. You didn’t get the job. You won the prize. You didn’t win the prize. You got married, divorced, you’ve suffered loss, …

How do you decide to invest in yourself and in your business? How do you know whether you will get a return on that investment of time and money and travel? Or will it be just more “shelf development”?

Is it ok to have time off? As an entrepreneur, do you feel guilty if you are sick or slack off, or worried you won’t be able to get going again if you stop for a bit? Do you need permission to take time off?

Do you have endless entrepreneurial ideas, struggle with personal branding and find it tough to receive help? If you are an introvert needing to market yourself, hung up about choosing a business name or logo or just …